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The benefits of red wine seem to never cease. Now, a new study carried out by the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine (USA) and published in the journal Nature, concludes that resveratrol, the natural antioxidant found in foods such as red grapes and, therefore, in red wine, it helps prevent memory impairment associated with age.

Wine, especially red wine, has been extensively studied for many years with very positive results that consuming it in moderation can protect against certain types of cancer, improve mental health, and provide benefits for the heart, among other things.

Most of us have probably already heard of resveratrol, a compound found in red wine and therefore grapes (but also in other plants such as cocoa) that has been linked to a number of effects beneficial to health, such as reducing the risk of age-related diseases. Now, after many years of research, a team of scientists from the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California (USA) has revealed the best kept secret of this compound: the reason why it is so beneficial for your health is because resveratrol It stimulates a stress response gene that activates a series of genes that protect the body from infection or even ultraviolet radiation.

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Spirits, in their right measure, have been shown to have myriad health benefits. According to this study, they cut the risk of mortality in half.

According to a study published in the British Medical Journal, the diet of wine drinkers is better than that of regular beer drinkers. To reach this conclusion, for 6 months the study authors analyzed the relationship between the volumes of wine and beer purchased by customers of two supermarkets and the content of the rest of their shopping cart, which amounted to a total of 3.5 million purchases. Thus, they identified that habitual wine buyers also bought more olives, fruits, vegetables, milk, low-fat cheese, and chicken and turkey meat.

Did you know that wine is an "anti-fat" because it activates the SIRT1 gene, which prevents the formation of new fat cells and helps to mobilize existing ones? And that grape resveratrol effectively counteracts the negative effects of a sedentary life on the body?

Red wine can increase the performance of athletes and sportsmen on the pitch by increasing the amount of available testosterone, which improves physical performance. This is the conclusion reached by researchers from the School of Life Sciences at the University of Kingston (United Kingdom) in a recent study.